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1 | Tim, more help please?? | Gen 2:1 | Morant61 | 58662 | ||
Greetings Deb! Sorry it took so long to get back to you! I have been both sick and swamped the last few days. :-) Let's look at your questions. 1) Did God rest yet? Gen. 2:2 says that God 'rested'. The verb here is a Qal Imperfect. As such, it refers to a simple past action. Thus, it could mean one of two things. First, it could mean that God rested, never to work again. In this context, the word would only be restricted to creation. Secondly, it could mean that He rested on a regular basis. Either way, the verb, since it is past tense, clearly says that God rested. So, in the context of your question, we cannot still be in the 6th day of Gen. 1-2, since God has already rested on the 7th day according to Gen. 2:2. 2) Where does the account end? The answer to this is a little more subjective. I could answer in two ways. a) The account could end at Gen. 2:25, since this is the last mention of a creative act. Hence, we have passed beyond day six. However, the text does not specifically say so. How one understand the term 'day' also impacts this question. I prefer a literal 24 hour day. Thus, I would have difficulty in seeing anything beyond chapter two as being part of the 6th day. b) I could also answer structurally. You mentioned earlier the phrase "This is the account of...". This phrase is used structurally to seprate sections throughout Genesis. In fact, it is used 10 times (I believe). It's next occurance is found in Gen. 6:9. So, this would be at least the structural end to the section. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | Tim, more help please?? | Gen 2:1 | coffee | 58666 | ||
Hello Tim, Thankyou so much for your efforts. You have really got me thinking now!!! LOL. OK I have some work to do following up your comments. Thankyou again, May GOD bless you and your family through Jesus, deb |
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3 | Tim, more help please?? | Gen 2:1 | Morant61 | 58668 | ||
Greetings Deb! I can use all the blessings I can get! :-) I'm getting ready to become a grandpa in Novemember, and I am not ready for that yet! ;-) I'm too young! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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4 | Tim, more help please?? | Gen 2:1 | Chris | 58669 | ||
Tim, As a witness to two sets of new grandparents I can tell you that you will just get younger when that little baby is born!! GOD bless!! chris |
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5 | Tim, more help please?? | Gen 2:1 | Morant61 | 58670 | ||
Greeting Chris! I hope so! :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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